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Overnight fire at dry cleaners quickly extinquished

6 hours 37 minutes 45 seconds ago Saturday, May 10 2025 May 10, 2025 May 10, 2025 10:03 AM May 10, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - An early-morning fire at a dry cleaners was quickly extinguished Saturday and was found to be accidental.

Firefighters were called to Sunshine Cleaners at 9950 Dawnadele Ave. at 1:14 a.m. The building was locked, and when firefighters forced their way inside, they found a fire in a pile of clothing on the sales floor, according to a news release.

The blaze was extinguished quickly and did not damage the building, firefighters said. It was traced to a bundle of clothing under a garment rack. No foul play is suspected and no one was injured. Damage from the fire was estimated to be about $1,000.

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